Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-06

/ city, on Wednesday. Learning that she
/ was without money, but anxious 10 reach
her friends in New Jersey, Mr.. j. ID.
! Mitchell who for several weeks past mas
/ been a guest at me TOurist). interested
| himself in her behalf by soliciting SUBJ
| scripIons with which to pay her expens-
es. Mr.. Mitchell collected nearly 500,
/ which will probably be sufficient for the
purpose.
In order to inaugurate the movement
/ for the holding OF a Sub-Tropical EXPOSE
| ton IN Jacksonville during the winter OF
! lSs1-Ss, for the purpose OF making full
and comprehensive exhibit OF the agrlcul-
I tural, horticultural, industrial and other
resources OF the state OF Florida, the I'M
dersigned earnestly invite all persons
throughout the State VINO feel interested
IN the material success such an EXPOSE
1 ton would undoubtedly bring. TO meet
/ at the B )ard of Trade rooms in Jackson
vile on Thursday, April I, at p. M,
! local time: W. b. Barnett, j. +. Hart,
j. K. Campbell, d. GTeenleaf, q. w.
Jones, j. NJ. Schumacher, j. J. Daniel, j.
/ Q. Burbrid2e, John L. Graves, j. nj. Lee,
j. h. Durkee. Z. II. Jones, W. NJ. Bost-
WICK. A. D. Bassnett. f. b. Papy, 2. Nc
Quad.
On board the French bark PALMER, now
at Pensacola, there were, when the vessel
arrived, nearly $500 worth OF liquors
brought from Goree Dakar, on the west
coast OF Africa. The goods were regularly
invOiced and the master thought be might
dispose of them alter paying the duties
upon them, which he was ready and
willing TO do, L. Bear having consented
to become their purchaser. Here the in
ternal revenue laws aud the laws OF
Florida stepped IN, the one requiring the
payment of taxes, the other the taking
out of license 10 sell liquors, which,
il complied with, would leave no
profits on the disposition of the goods.
Capt. Dussargent, the vessels master,
wrote to the Treasury Depari ment ask
Ing to be relieved OF the duty on the GOODS,
but he was informed thaf, as the mer-
ch2ndi5e had been regularly inyolcad,
and were not stores, the duty must be
paid. He could not consign the goods,
being their owner, and in the face of all
these complications the captain resolved
TO abandon the liquors, and they are now,
or will be shortly, in the bands of the
customs officers, VINO Will dispose of
them as they may be directed from head.
quarters.
At public cutlery at Jacksonville Mon
day the old post office block property at
the corner OF Bay and Hogan was put up,
and without any opposition was bid in by
Robert II. Shoemaker, Michael Z. Shoe
maker, Mary s. Putnam, and the heirs of
Murray Shoemaker for $4,000. After
ward the court declined TO confirm this
sale, owing to the absence OF competition
and the inadequacy ofthe amount, where
upon it was increased to SAG, 900. The
Mohawk block was next put up. when the
competition was more lively between
Judge Archibald, for the Shoemaker heirs,
aud Mrs. John q. Christopher. 1t was,
however, finally Knocked down to
the same parties for Sl31,-
600, which sale was confirmed
by the court. Three or four years ago
this property was purchased by MIR.
Shoemaker, of Cincinnati. The old post
office property which stands now in about
the same condition as it stood when pur-
chased, except that it Is older, for $37 800
at private sale, showing an advance in
valuation, even at the forced sale yester-
day in 50 short a time, OF about $500
The Mohawk property, which is a block
further east, shows even still greater in
crease. AT about the same time he pur-
chased the old post office block Mr.. Shoe
maker also purchased at private sale the
vacant land at the corner of Bay and
Market streets for $4,000 and erected
the building about three years ago
at e cost of 100000, making the entire
cost OF the property as it stands now
$50, 600. THIS building has naturally de-
preciated in value by age since its cree
Ilon, besides its arrangements are not
such as person would adopt
for block erected for renting
purposes. Take these facts into
consideration and it might safely be
said that the block is not worth now,
taking the depreciation of age and the
fact of Its poor arrangement for renting
purposes into con liberation, what 1t
originally cost by $4,000, which shows
an increase in the value Of the vacant
land OF $40 coo In three wears,